[Adopted as Ch. 1040 of the 1989 Codified
Ordinances]
As used in this article, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
The Council of the City and any department, official or employee
of the City duly authorized or appointed by Council to perform certain
duties.
The owner, agent or occupant of premises to which water is
supplied.
A user of water from the City water system who uses 1,000,000
or more gallons per quarter.
Council may, at all reasonable hours, enter
the premises where water service is established for the purpose of
inspecting and making an examination of all pipes connected with the
water system, or reading or removing service motors, and may require
any pipe or fixture to be repaired, removed, replaced or changed where
the same is defective or not in compliance with any ordinance of the
City.
Each separate building shall be served by a
separate water connection, except that a private garage may be served
from the connection with the main building.
No person shall make a connection with, open
or in any manner disturb the City water mains, water meters, pipes,
conductors or other fixtures of the water system of the City, or use
or permit water to be withdrawn from the mains, except in accordance
with this chapter and such regulations as Council may, from time to
time, establish.
Before any connection to the water system of
the City is made or any excavation therefor is commenced, a permit
therefor shall be first obtained from the City.
An application for a permit to connect to the
water system of the City shall be made to the City Clerk in such form
and detail as he or she prescribes, accompanied by the payment of
charges as set forth in this chapter. Such application shall set forth
such information as is necessary to enable Council to keep a record
of the transaction and connection. Such connection shall be made by
the owner and a plumber duly authorized or licensed by the City to
make such connections within the City. All expenses incurred by reason
of incorrect information given in an application shall be charged
to and paid by the applicant.
A.
Tap-in fee. A tap-in fee as set by resolution of the
City Council shall be charged for each building or structure connected
to the water system of the City.
(1)
This tap-in fee shall include all of the following
necessary and/or required work to provide standard tap-in service:
boring work within the first 60 feet of a required boring; meter and
elbow corporation; curb stop, box and rod; and saddle. All bores must
be installed in a direct measure so as to be in line with the building
or structure being connected to the water system.
(2)
All costs, of both materials and labor, incurred by
the City, above and beyond the aforementioned tap-in fee and work,
shall be attributed to the owner, including, but not limited to, the
following: concrete replacement for sidewalks, driveways and public
roads and/or streets and installation over and/or under storm sewers,
sanitary sewers, gas lines, cable lines or telephone lines, etc.
(3)
Where a water tap is being provided for a water line
in excess of one inch in diameter, the tap-in fee shall be multiplied
by the actual line size over and above one inch.
B.
Privilege fee. A privilege fee, in addition to the
water tap-in fee, shall be charged for each building or structure
served by the water system according to the unit basis schedule established
for the City water privilege charge at the following rate, except
that the water privilege charge for the first unit of any building
or structure shall be deemed to be included in the water tap-in fee
charge for such building or structure.
C.
Waiver. Upon a finding that it would be in the best
interest of the health, safety and welfare of the residents of the
City, and in consideration of other contributions made by a property
owner or developer to the City in the development of a subdivision
or industrial development, Council may waive the tap-in fee or reduce
it as best determined by Council.
[Amended 1-21-1998 by Ord. No. 360; 5-1-2002 by Ord. No.
407]
See § 254-7 of Article I of this chapter
for the unit basis schedule. The unit basis for computation of any
water privilege charge for water service to any building or structure
not specifically set forth in the unit basis schedule shall be established
by City Council in accordance with the method of computation set forth
in such unit basis schedule for the establishment of water privilege
charges.
All applications for connections with the water
system of the City outside the limits of the City shall be accompanied
by a fee as set by resolution of the City Council for a one-inch line
or for lines in excess of one inch.
A.
Before any permit required by this chapter is issued,
the plumber making application therefor shall furnish the City a surety
bond in a principal sum as set by resolution of the City Council,
to be approved by Council, conditioned to insure the faithful and
full performance of the conditions of this chapter and to indemnify
the City against any loss or damage resulting from the manner of performing
the work authorized by such permit.
B.
Failure to perform work in accordance with this chapter
shall subject the plumber, at the discretion of Council, to a temporary
or permanent forfeiture of his or her license to do work on the City
water system.
No person shall make any attachment or connection
with the pipes or mains of the City water system unless he or she
is a plumber duly licensed by Council to work in the City.
[Amended 7-20-2011 by Ord. No. 471]
A.
When it is necessary to make more than one trip to make an inspection
or to set a meter, an additional charge as set by resolution of the
City Council will be made for each additional trip.
B.
At the direction of the Director of Public Works, a meter may be
temporarily installed for a twenty-four-hour period to turn the water
on/off for a fee of $50 or as set by City Council to be deposited
with the City of Rockwood prior to the installation of the meter.
A.
Required.
(1)
All connections with the City water system shall be
through water meters.
(2)
All water meters shall be furnished by and shall remain
the property of the City.
(3)
The City shall furnish a one-inch meter. Where a larger
meter is required, the owner of the property shall pay the difference
between the cost of the meter installed and a one-inch meter.
(4)
Only one water meter shall be furnished for each service
connection. Where there is more than one tenant on the premises, additional
water meters may be used. In such case, the owner shall pay the cost
of the additional meters and execute an agreement with the City protecting
the City in treating the subject property in its entirety if it becomes
necessary to enforce payment of water rates.
(5)
No water meter shall be installed without an application
therefor and approval of such application by the proper authority.
B.
Location.
(1)
All water meters shall be installed in dry, clean,
sanitary places, perfectly accessible, with valves on both sides,
and where a small leak or spilling of water will do no damage.
(2)
No water meter or valve shall be placed in a closet
or compartment which is kept locked, in a coal bin, in or under toilet
room floors or under buildings, porches, show windows, cupboards or
other places where there will be difficulty of access.
(3)
Where there is a basement under a house, the water
meter shall be placed in such basement, except with special approval
of Council.
C.
Installation.
(1)
Upon approval of an application by Council, specifications
for meter wells shall be furnished by the City.
(2)
All water meters shall be installed at the expense
of the owner of the premises.
(3)
A gate valve shall be placed on each side of a water
meter when such meter is installed in a basement.
(4)
Where a water meter is to be installed outside the
City, the owner shall deposit with the City, prior to installation,
an amount equal to the cost of the meter.
(5)
All pipes shall be so arranged as to allow a one-half-inch
spring for setting or removing a water meter.
D.
Responsibility of owner. The owner shall, in all cases,
be responsible for damage to a water meter from frost, hot water or
other cause.
E.
Interference; tampering. No person shall interfere
with or tamper with a water meter.
F.
Removal. No person shall remove a water meter from
any service connection without the prior written consent of Council.
G.
Remote readers. All water meters shall be equipped
with and connected to a remote outside water meter reader, except
that such remote outside readers need not be connected to existing
water meters in service on the effective date of Ordinance 132 until
such time as the ownership of the property being so metered changes.
A fee of as set by resolution of the City Council $20 shall be charged
by the City to the property owner for equipping the owner's water
meter with the required water meter reader.
H.
Meter pit. A water meter pit shall be installed in
accordance with specifications and requirements of the City on all
connections with the City water system of over a one-inch inside diameter.
The meter pit shall be located as close to the connection with the
City water system as is practically possible inside the lot line of
the property to be served or where the connection is made. The City
may waive this water meter pit requirement when, in its judgment,
it determines that a water meter pit in a particular location is not
necessary to ensure proper metering of water service at that specific
location.
